Day 16: March eighteenth two thousand and fourteen

Today's positives:

1: I gave the kids an incredibly RARE treat for breakfast and surprised them with donuts. I had to cut them in to little pieces because "they're too sticky Mama" LOL.  They did enjoy them though!

2:  I built the kids a fort with chairs and sheets. Everyone enjoyed sitting inside, including S!

3: The kids decided they wanted fruit for snack, J enjoyed the blueberry's the most and G loved the grapes. S almost had a sneaky chomp on a strawberry, or as G calls them "strawbellys".

4: We read some of the new books great Grandma sent in our fort.

5: lately J has taken to climbing in to my lap for an afternoon nap. I love snuggles from my little guy.

6: The kids have all been giving each other lots of hugs and kisses today, S included!

7: S tried so hard to pull up on the sofa tonight. She came VERY close!

8: The kids have given Gangan lots of cuddles today. I think they have REALLY missed her this week. They even enjoyed a nice long pre-bedtime singsong. Including hits like, You are my sunshine and Dingle dangle Scarecrow. 

Goodnight all

- Sophie Jayne

Day 15: 3/15/14

Today's positives:


1: I did get lots and lots of cuddles with all three of my babies today.

2: J and I had fun making S laugh by blowing raspberry's and kisses on her cheeks.

3: G watched chicken run with Gangan and kept her company for a while. I must say she makes an excellent recovery companion. :)

4: J and Grandpa watched Yo Gabba Gabba.

5: I tried boiling potatoes instead of using hash browns in my ham and cheese casserole at lunch and it was YUMMY!!! J asked me for more and even ate all of his broccoli!

6: G had her first totally accident free day in 2 weeks! I am hoping potty training is once again turning in to potty trained!

7: S enjoyed smiling and waving at her Grandad on Skype this evening, and she had strawberry/apple food and nilla wafers afterwards. She grinned the whole time.

8: Gangan and Grandpa read Put Me In The Zoo to G at bedtime.

9: J helped me with the laundry. He carried clothes to the washer and put them in and helped me empty and fill the dryer. He is such a helper.

10: G and J sat on my lap. J fell asleep and took a lovely long nap and G just laid still and relaxed. I am going to miss that when they are big.

Looking forward to getting some good sleep tonight, it's been a busy day!

It's my littlest nephews 2nd birthday today. Happy Birthday baby L! We love you x

Sophie Jayne

Day 14: Almost Weekend

Today's positives:


1: This morning I made the kids french toast.

2: G and J went out with their Dad.

3: Me and Sen had fun walking around the grocery store just the two of us.

4: S is DEFINITELY calling me Mama! *GIANT GRIN*

5: S got to go with her Daddy this afternoon so I started making the quilt I have been planning for her.

6: When the kids got home I made them hot dogs and grapes. Their favorite! Then they had a giant cupcake to share from Grandpa.

7: I took them in to our yard to sit by the lake and we fed the ducks. It was so relaxing. Gracie said "I see a Mama and a Daddy duck, but where is the Gracie duck?". Both of the kids kept calling "Come on eat duckies, it's sandwiches, your favorite" LOL.

8: We came inside and read half of  The Grinch that stole Christmas.

and then it was bed time!

I feel like I haven't seen enough of my babies the past couple of days, I am REALLY looking forward to tomorrow! I think soccer at the park is in order :)


Goodnight all

- Sophie

Day 13: Surgery Day.

Today was Gangan's wrist surgery. It didn't take very long and now we get to start the road to recovery. Praying it's a speedy trip!



Today's positives:


1: Our friends came over to hang out while I cleaned up ready for Gangan to come home. Everyone had fun playing together and watching movies.

2: We took the kids to Chik-fil-a to burn some energy. They had fun climbing all over the play house.

3: G and J got to go have fun playing at their friends house. They had big smiles when I went to go pick them up :)

4: The children all went to bed so well tonight.


I must say I have REALLY missed hanging out with them and playing today. Looks like they are going to be out most of tomorrow too. I am going to really really look forward to the weekend (or maybe keep them up a little late tomorrow *grin*)

Goodnight all

Sophie Jayne

Day 12: Catch up blog

This weeks positives:

Sunday -

1: We had church. G, J and S all stayed in their classes until the end!

2: We enjoyed a pretty chilled out day.

Monday -

1: The kids got to see their Dad.

2: I took an early afternoon walk with S and Gangan. S slept in her Moby almost the entire time.

3: We met our friends at the beach. The kids had a wonderful time, G and J both flew kites for the first time (G actually managed it by herself!). Then we went back to our friends home for dinner. It was such a lovely time.

4: The children received their birthday/Christmas presents in the mail. James got a beautiful wooden London bus with peg people and Gracie got an amazing pink sparkly Doc Mcstuffins kit! They were so excited.
 
5: G asks me to sing about her a lot so on our way home I asked her to sing about me, I got "Mommy moo Mommy moo YOUR A MOMMY MOO hahahahaha"

Tuesday -

1: We decided to take the kids to the beach for a picnic.


2: We enjoyed laying in the sand. G chased sea gulls and J carried around giant balls of smelly seaweed.

3: The kids played on the swings in the playground for a few minutes.

4: Gangan and I stopped to get drinks. Gangan found a fruit juice drink we haven't seen since I was a little girl in England. It was fun to share it with the kids!

5: I put lavender oil on S before bed time and she fell asleep almost instantly!

6: Not REALLY a positive but I woke up at midnight to hear G having a massive tantrum on her bed, went in to discover she thought it was breakfast time and was rather disappointed it was not time for toast.

Today -

1: I made pancakes for the kids breakfast.

2: The kids watched Finding Nemo.

3: S walked using her walker for the first time today! She was so proud of herself. She would take two or three little steps and then stop to wave and smile.

4: S also said her first word this week! Grandpa has taught her to wave and say "Hi". This morning I was also treated to a round of "Mamamama". She is growing up way to quickly!

5: The children ate some of the chocolate that came in the parcel on Tuesday. Chocolate buttons (my favorite!). G ate hers in about 3 bites lol. J quietly went in the living room and sat next to S and decided to share with her. He would eat one then give her one. I might add that she thought this was BRILLIANT. He is such a kind little boy. Oh and btw... S had her first taste of chocolate this week! LOL (much sooner than I had planned...)

I know there is a million things I have forgotten. It's been a rather wonderful week :)

Goodnight all

- Sophie Jayne

Day 11: Noland Trails

Today's positives:

1: This may not really be a positive but I found it kinda funny... J managed to unscrew and take down the baby gate on their bedroom this morning. I woke up to two little faces peering over me with big grins! Needless to say I will not be putting it back up and I am actually quite looking forward to my new morning wake up call :)

2: S showed off her new clapping skills at breakfast. She was also holding on to fingers and taking steps.

3: We took the kids out for a hike through the local park trails. It was so beautiful. J hitched a ride on the front of S's stroller until I put her in the Moby. J kept saying "Look at the water, it's beautiful.". G found a walking stick the same size as her and carried it the whole way round (I think it was between 2 and 4 miles).
G found a hollow in a tree and got inside pretending to be a fairy. Both G and J posed for pictures in the tree. The breeze was cool but not freezing and the trails were steep and sometimes challenging. PERFECTION! I have been waiting for a long time to take my kids for their first stomp through the woods and it was wonderful.

4: Everyone was pretty tired from the long walk so we had a massive lunch and watched How to train your dragon.

That was pretty much our day.

Church tomorrow :)

Sophie Jayne

Day 10: 3/7/14

Today's positives:

1: S woke up full of smiles. :)

2: When I came to get S, G and J out of the bedroom this morning, J was cuddling S and G was telling her "I love you" then G turned to me and said " Don't worry Mommy, I love you too".

3: G and J helped me pick up all the toys this morning.

4: G asked if she could watch her Pirates movie this morning and was totally glued to it!

5: I made the kids veggie samosas for lunch. J said "It tastes like fireworks", they were pretty spicy LOL.

6: We all got our pencils out and colored this afternoon.

7: I vacuumed this evening and G  "helped" me by pushing her bubble mower around behind me. :)

It's been a very quiet day today.

Hoping for a warm and pleasant weekend!

Goodnight all

Sophie Jayne